#adb9b7

Color #adb9b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adb9b7

RGB

rgb(173, 185, 183)

HSL

hsl(170, 7.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 6.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 1.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(74.19, -4.53, -0.42)

LCH

lch(74.19, 4.55, 185.3)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0137, 185.04)

HWB

hwb(170, 67.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9adaf

Analogous

#adb9b1

#adb9b7

#adb5b9

Triadic

#adb9b7

#b7adb9

#b9b7ad

Split-complementary

#adb9b7

#b9adb5

#b9b1ad

Tetradic

#adb9b7

#adafb9

#b9adaf

#b9b7ad

Square

#adb9b7

#b1adb9

#b9adaf

#b5b9ad

Shades

Color #adb9b7 mixed toward black.

#8d9e9b

#6e817e

#52615e

#37403f

#1b201f

Tints

Color #adb9b7 mixed toward white.

#bbc5c3

#c8d0cf

#d6dcdb

#e4e8e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb9b7 mixed toward gray.

#aeb8b6

#afb7b6

#b0b6b5

#b1b5b4

#b2b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b7 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b1b8 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#aeb8b8 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb9b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb9b7]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#adb9b7 (#adb9b7) is rgb(173, 185, 183) in RGB.

No, #adb9b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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